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Albion Rvs. pack their bags to visit Arbroath at Gayfield Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wee Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 17 of the 72 games.
The previous match played between the two at Gayfield Park was within the last three years, in February 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Arbroath | 1 - 4 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Albion Rvs. | 5 - 2 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Arbroath | 1 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 08 Aug | Arbroath | 4 - 2 | Albion Rvs. | SLGC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Albion Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Arbroath | SCD3 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 27 Jan | Arbroath | 0 - 0 | Albion Rvs. | SCD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Arbroath have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Albion Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Wee Rovers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arbroath's total of 9 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Irn Bru Scottish Division Three. Albion Rvs. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 10 points from 5 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arbroath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Albion Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Albion Rvs. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Arbroath. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arbroath | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Albion Rvs. | 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |